How to Tell if Someone Is in Your House

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Look at the outside of your house.. Look inside your house.. Listen for evidence that someone is in your house.

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1

Look at the outside of your house.

Step 1

Look at the outside of your house.

2

Look inside your house.

Step 2

Look inside your house.

3

Listen for evidence that someone is in your house.

Step 3

Listen for evidence that someone is in your house.

4

Check the alarm system.

Step 4

Check the alarm system.

5

Call the police.

Step 5

Call the police.

6

Call out to the person who might be in your house.

Step 6

Call out to the person who might be in your house.

7

Make no sound and stay hidden.

Step 7

Make no sound and stay hidden.

8

Cooperate with the intruder.

Step 8

Cooperate with the intruder.

9

Prepare to defend yourself.

Step 9

Prepare to defend yourself.

10

Contact your insurance company.

Step 10

Contact your insurance company.

11

Before heading out, make note of the house's condition.

Step 11

Before heading out, make note of the house's condition.

12

Have a plan in the event of a break-in.

Step 12

Have a plan in the event of a break-in.

13

Lock your doors.

Step 13

Lock your doors.

14

Keep your essentials together.

Step 14

Keep your essentials together.

15

Educate yourself with home invasion statistics.

Step 15

Educate yourself with home invasion statistics.

16

Calm down.

Step 16

Calm down.

17

Look for alternative explanations.

Step 17

Look for alternative explanations.

18

Consider therapy if you chronically fear that someone is in your house.

Step 18

Consider therapy if you chronically fear that someone is in your house.

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